From the DataCenter's Economic Justice Program, Winter 2002:

National Alliance for Fair Employment Unites Contingent Work Movement

A new national network of more than 50 workplace and advocacy groups nationwide originally formed in 1998 to fight unequal treatment of part-time, temporary and contract workers. Known as the National Alliance for Fair Employment (NAFFE), the network unites a broad range of constituencies affected by problems associated with nonstandard work. NAFFE's action groups include Temporary Help and Day Labor Work, Law and Public Policy, Welfare and Workfare, and Campus-Based Organizing. In addition, NAFFE has two committees focused on Research and Analysis, and Communications and Media.

The DataCenter's Economic Justice program plays an integral role in NAFFE's information strategy. Our bimonthly contingent labor monitor, a collection of news articles on contingent work, is distributed to all NAFFE member organizations, keeping them up-to-date on issues, events and media nationally.

We trained NAFFE staff to set up and operate a daily electronic alert service on contingent labor. NAFFE reviews the alerts and disseminates key documents to members via email, as well as feeding content to NAFFE's web site.

We actively participate in several NAFFE action groups, focusing on welfare, temporary workers, research, and communications and technology. Through the working groups, we provide campaign research support and strategy consultations.

In addition, we provide campaign research support to NAFFE member organizations.

For further information or to get involved, contact the National Alliance for Fair Employment.